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catie’s bridal shower {a pink fairytale}
Be forewarned, a LOT of pictures ahead. There were just so many great details and special moments that I couldn’t even pick and choose. It was an amazing day for a special girl put together by the best team (her mom and sisters- I’m totally hiring them for my next party!). Not a detail was missed and everything was so beautiful!! (big shoutout to Keith at Art Flowers & Gift in RVC- the flowers and everything else they did were perfect). Austin came for a few minutes at the end to play some games and he was surprised with a cake just for him! He just got a new awesome job at RocNation that he’s super excited about so send him congrats too! His gift to Catie was a calendar of just him. A picture for every month in the corresponding costumes. It was hysterical! Even with masks, fewer guests and socially distanced partying nothing could’ve put a damper on the fun and love of the day.
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catie & austin {in quogue}
Another awesome shoot for this fabulous, in love, fun and happy engaged couple. A few changes have been made to their upcoming November wedding (it’s still happening, and I’m still shooting it, but its going to be on a MUCH smaller scale. But the good news is that they get a second wedding reception next June. So good with the bad, I guess.) We did this session at the bride’s family home out east, where they have been going since they were all babies. We hit up all of their favorite spots- the pier and gardens, the marina, the little beach. Look for more pictures of them coming soon from the bridal shower. Good thing they’re so great in front of the camera!!
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catie & austin
Catie & Austin’s engagement party was the very last thing I shot before the world imploded, so it’s fitting that they are one of my first sessions back to work. We have a few shoots still coming up including their wedding in November. So please everyone, keep your fingers crossed that the wedding can happen as scheduled and we are all done with the imploding portion of life. In the meantime, please enjoy their fun session for a super fun, sweet couple!
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jack & elizabeth @ pinehurst
Because the world is a giant mess and getting worse by the minute it seems,I’m escaping that reality and just posting pretty pictures instead. Last week Jack & I drove down to Wake Forest to clean out his dorm room for good. His girlfriend Elizabeth and her amazingly lovely mom, Anne, invited us to stay with them at their house in Pinehurst NC instead of having to go to a hotel. And I can definitely tell you, southern hospitality is TOTALLY a thing!!
First off, we made it to Washington DC in 3.5 hours (normally about 5 hours) and all the way to Pinehurst in 8.5 hours (usually around 10-12hours) including a 30 minute lunch break of no driving. I was doing 74mph on the Belt Parkway!! Unheard of and if you live here in NY or travel around here, you know that never, ever happens– not even on like a Tuesday night at 3am. This may be the only part of the “new normal” that I actually enjoy and find positive. I think we averaged around 82mph for the whole trip.
When we arrived, I had my own room waiting for me which was perfectly “my” colors (even matched my luggage!) with fresh cut roses and candy by the bed. And there were Hershey Kisses in the dining room. And she’s a Cure fan! Its like Anne and I were meant to be friends! (the only thing that she doesn’t enjoy is cursing. you guys know me and know that would be a problem for me. but i did it! no cursing at all for 3 days! its like a miracle!). So not only was their home at Pinehurst lovely, and the town and community they live in beautiful, most importantly Anne and Elizabeth were so super nice and sweet and genuine and welcoming. They even took us out to dinner at a real restaurant to celebrate Jack’s graduation (restaurant=unheard of here in NY these pandemic days) and drove us around everywhere. The thing that stood out to me in a funny so-not-happening-in-new york kinda way was that each person in their development had their names (first and last) and the address printed on their mailboxes. All I could think was why don’t you just post your credit card and social security numbers on there too! The south is so nice and so different. In the best way!
Anyway, I did a little shoot for Jack & Elizabeth and a picture or two for Anne too. The furry creatures are Fox Squirrels. I am so not a nature photographer, I definitely don’t have the patience. And let me say its really annoying when your “client” lives in your house and stands over you telling you what pictures you can and cannot post. PS. Isn’t Elizabeth gorgeous?
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catie & austin’s engagement party
Before the world exploded and we entered into the era social distancing, I shot this wonderful engagement party for this great couple. It’s my last shoot for who knows how long (summer? fall? next year?- it’s all possible) so I included more pictures than I probably normally would here. Catie & Austin are such an “in-sync” couple and are so happy together, it’s the best possible way to end my forseeable shooting schedule. Catie’s family, who I have photographed for a number of years now, welcomed Austin right into their family- in fact, Catie’s mom says all the time that he’s her favorite child now! It was a really, really cold day but they braved the outside for a few shots before the party which I was very appreciative of! Congratulations Catie & Austin!
